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Today I received a PVM-2130QM.
It has two problems.
The more serious is that after some 20 or 30 minutes of operation, I can hear arcing, apparently coming from the red HV divider block.
I can smell ozone, but in darkess I cannot see the arcing. It does not influence the picture yet. It remains undistorted.
When I switch off the monitor for a few minutes I can then use it again for 20 minutes or so without arcing.
I'm expecting this problem to get worse and eventually killing the monitor. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

The second problem concerns geometry, which experiences rather sever pin cushioning, but predominantly on the left hand side.
How can I fix this? I see many little pots on the main PCB, but they seem to be inaccessible without removing the board, unless there's trick?
Might caps be an issue? I didn't spot any leaked or buldging caps.
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